As early as the latter years of Umayyad rule, the qaṣīda had disappeared as a poetic art form. Considering that its limited, traditional subject matter was entirely linked to the life of the desert, it was no longer suitable for the entir…

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Carl Brockelmann,
“2. Poetry”, in:
Brockelmann in English: The History of the Arabic Written Tradition Online.
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